A LOVER’s CHOICE.
"Alexander's POV".
“We are here sir.” Alfred said, as the driver parked the car.
I flung the car’s door open and ran inside the warehouse.
“I think the lover boy is here.” Tammy said, her lips curled up into a sneer.
“Don’t you dare harm her!” I said, and took a strop forward.
“ I would not do that if I were you.” Ben said, stepping out of the shadows and a sharp knife in his hand.
I froze and stood motionless, my jaw was tightly clenched and I could feel my heart pounding in my chest.
Tammy’s gaze was fixed on me , “ I can not believe you ran here all because of her. I mean whilst we were dating, you barely had enough time to reply my texts.”
I ignored Tammy, and my eyes darted to Ben , who played with the blade of the knife.
“Well, well, Well.” Ben said, his voice low and venomous.
“If it is not our Romeo who has come to save his precious little wife.” Tammy said, placing emphasis on the word “wife.”
“You thought you could just run in here, with a hundred guards waiting for you outside? Trying to save her?” Ben mocked, his voice smooth.
“But we both know that you can not risk moving a muscle. Cause one wrong move and your darling little wife will be gone.. “ Tammy chimes in.
“Alexander please. Please save me, they are up go no good.” Leila cried out, her voice breaking with tears.
“Shut up!” Tammy spat at Lelia.
My eyes blazed with fury, but I knew better than to annoy the two. I could feel my anger rising, like a tornado threatening to destroy anything on its path.
“How can you do this to her! You have a thing with me Tammy , keep Laura out of this.” I growled at Tammy.
“How can you do this? You have a thing with me Tammy, keep Laura out of this.” Tammy repeated, her voice dripping with mockery and sarcasm.
“It is good you asked. I will tell you. You see your wife is a greedy one, she is not satisfied with what she has. She got so greedy that she came after what belonged to me. She snatched your right under my nose and I could not do anything.” She continued.
“You shut your mouth! Don’t you dare Tammy, don’t you dare call Leila names.” I snapped at her.
“But it is the truth, we both know that she is greedy and neither this marriage nor love is what she really wants.” Ben added, a cruel smile on his face.
“She wants more, she wants to dig deep into my past and she wants to start minding a business that is not hers. She wants to start minding my business.” He added, touching all over Leila’s face.
“Stop touching her!” I growled at him and balled my hand into fist.
“Well, if she wants to mind my business. I am more than happy to give her that. My business comes with a lot of thrill and suspense and I can give her all that. But all she has to do is a little something for me.” Ben said.
I could barely contain my rage, my knuckles turned into white as I clenched my fist. “You are becoming too cocky and confident Ben, I think someone needs to clip your wings.”
“That was the same thing her aunt said to me, but guess what? Her life was cut short by me, with my very hands. I strangled her go death and watched as she begged and pleaded with me to let her go.” Ben said, his voice filled with malice and hatred.
“And now, she will suffer the same fate as her aunt. Unless.. you two are ready to do what we ask you to.” Tammy chimed in, and yanked Leila’s ponytail.
Leila screamed in pain and I felt like someone stabbed my heart.
“What do you want?” I asked them.
“Actually, what we want is very easy you see. It is a very easy thing.” Ben said.
“If you want me to hand Leila over to you, then you can stop dreaming and wake up. I will never give Leila to you .” I told him, my voice calm and steady.
“Well, well, Well. I got to admit, you are pretty smart. Nice, nice,” Ben said. “But you are also wrong.”
“What do you mean by that!” I snapped, unable to control my anger.
“Well, you see Alexander,” Ben said, walking around me, but maintains a safe distance. “ you will hand Leila over to me, you will publicly accept that Leila was your mistress and the whole wedding charade was a prank gone too far. You will tell the whole world that you snatched Leila from me, and you will tender a public apology to Ben Maloney.”
I was surprised at the audacity of this man, he wanted me to apologize to him? His family owes me an apology and I will get it from him, in a way that he would never forget.!
I felt the anger coursing through my body,I clenched my jaw and glared at Ben. “I will do no such thing.”
“But you will, cause if you refuse to then I am left with no other option but telling the world that Leila strangled her aunt to death.” Ben said and smirked.
Just then I heard a ding sound on my phone.
“Check it.” Ben said.
I opened the phone and my eyes widened in shock, and I dropped the phone.
“Why are you so shocked? Didn’t see that coming right?” Tammy mocked.
“Good, now we can stop that from getting out if you sign this.” Ben said, and handed me a paper.
“Divorce papers?”
“Yes my darling boy, now I want you to think wisely and decide ... for your next move determines her fate.” Tammy said.
I looked at Lelia’s face, and saw that she was staring at me.
“What choice do I make?”